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How would you explain a pitfall of using public setters in a domain model in an interview?
Track: Java
Topic: OOP
Focus: Getters and Setters Design
Java: Getters and Setters Design
Answer
It allows external code to modify the object's state arbitrarily.
Public setters can lead to inconsistent or invalid states if used improperly by external code. For example, in an inventory system, a `Product` class with a public setter for `stock` could be misused to set a negative stock level, leading to data integrity issues.
Public setters can lead to inconsistent or invalid states if used improperly by external code. For example, in an inventory system, a `Product` class with a public setter for `stock` could be misused to set a negative stock level, leading to data integrity issues.
Topics: Getters and Setters Design Java OOP